December 15, 2020 Resolute Mining sells Bibiani to Chinese group China’s Chifeng Jilong Gold will pay Resolute $5 million upfront and the remainder upon completion of the transaction, expected in March 2021.
December 13, 2020 Study at Porgera gold mine shows benefits of treating tailings with lime Lime helped stabilize arsenic in soil and sediments around the mine.
December 11, 2020 Nordgold raises offer for Cardinal Company has increased its offer price from A$1.00 to A$1.05 a share, matching an offer from Shandong Gold.
December 11, 2020 Vale suspends operations at New Caledonia after protests Company has halted operations after pro-independence protests nearby, and that military forces are now guarding the evacuated plant.
December 10, 2020 Greatland unveils maiden resource for Havieron project The gold-copper project, a joint venture with Newcrest, holds 4.2 million ounces of gold equivalent.
December 10, 2020 Lucapa finds another +100ct diamond at Lesotho mine The D-colour, Type IIa white diamond is the fourth larger than 100 carat recovered from the southern lobe of the Mothae mine.
December 9, 2020 Rio Tinto should pay for sacred caves blast — inquiry The parliamentary inquiry into Rio's destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Aboriginal site in May did not refer to what financial compensation the miner should pay.
December 8, 2020 Resolute says strike at Mali mine won’t impact guidance Five-day strike over covid-19 policy began on Monday.
December 8, 2020 Tianqi Lithium sells 49% of Australian unit to IGO in $1.4bn deal Move gives IGO access to the Greenbushes, the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine.
December 7, 2020 OceanaGold soars on Philippine’s move to reopen Didipio The news comes two months after the miner began laying off its workers, and 18 months into a mine blockade.
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